The whirlpool as a force system: rotation, pressure, pull, collapse, drag. WHITEBOX studies the forces that produce collapse — climate instability, extraction, colonial histories, technological misuse, failed archives. Here, the vortex becomes legible.
The wormhole as passage: a gateway out of the spacetime of collapse and into speculative futures. Through sound, image, performance, and transformation, its artifacts propel us forward. What was pulled under returns.
Existing works brought to their final form. Six per format, balanced three established and three emerging.
WHITEBOXThe vortex, made legible
BLACKBOXThe wormhole, undergone
Twelve practitioners, three established and three emerging per format — and the galleries, labs, and institutions that hold their work.
WHITEBOXBLACKBOX
Chapter 005, Nodes:i, and Sights: Science Fiction drew ~1,000 in a single night.
Renaise Kim · ED
Kassandra Schengili · Vice Chair
Sarah Kim · Treasurer
Ethan Proia · Secretary
Ashley Lee Wong
Sarah Brin
Renaise Kim · Creative Dir · 2026 ONX Fellow
Kassandra Schengili · Development
Sarah Kim · Communications
Woo Kim · Programs
Minsoo Bae · Editor
Andrew Deng · Programs
Yvette Ho · Programs
Effy Feng · Documentation
| Artist honoraria (W.A.G.E.-compliant) | $16,000 | |
| XR / immersive development + spatial AV | $19,000 | |
| Production — materials, lighting, sound, staging | $12,500 | |
| Labor — producer, TD, crew, security | $13,200 | |
| Documentation + artist interviews | $7,000 | |
| Audience — catering, access, signage | $6,000 | |
| Marketing + compliance | $5,000 | |
| Contingency (8%) | ~$8,000 | |
| Venue (Amant benchmark) | $15,000 | |
| Lean tier total | ~$102K |